Polyester-based coatings for corrosion protection

AM Motlatle, SS Ray, V Ojijo, MR Scriba - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The article is the first review encompassing the study and the applications of polyester-
based coatings for the corrosion protection of steel. The impact of corrosion and the …

[HTML][HTML] Digitalization of composite manufacturing using nanomaterials based piezoresistive sensors

MRH Mazumder, P Govindaraj, N Salim… - Composites Part A …, 2024 - Elsevier
In 4th industrial revolution, sensors will play a pivotal part in digitalization of composite
manufacturing through factory automation. The ability to track and monitor the composite …

[HTML][HTML] Characterisation of tack for uni-directional prepreg tape employing a continuous application-and-peel test method

A Endruweit, GYH Choong, S Ghose… - Composites Part A …, 2018 - Elsevier
Employing a test method with coupled application and peel phases, tack was characterised
for a UD prepreg tape. Different aspects of tack were explored by varying test parameters …

Out-time effects on cure kinetics and viscosity for an out-of-autoclave (OOA) prepreg: Modelling and monitoring

D Kim, T Centea, SR Nutt - Composites Science and Technology, 2014 - Elsevier
The processing and final part quality of out-of-autoclave (OOA) prepreg composites are
strongly influenced by the thermo-chemical and thermo-mechanical properties of the resin …

A comparison of the properties of carbon fiber epoxy composites produced by non-autoclave with vacuum bag only prepreg and autoclave process

SY Park, CH Choi, WJ Choi, SS Hwang - Applied Composite Materials, 2019 - Springer
The non-autoclave curing technique with vacuum bag only (VBO) prepreg has been
conceived as a cost-effective manufacturing method for producing high-quality composite …

[HTML][HTML] Benchmarking of potential rapid inspection methods for quantitative tracking of thermoset prepreg state evolution with prolonged ambient ageing

AW Smith, P Hubert - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Extensive ambient ageing of prepregs has been shown to bring about reduction in tack and
gel time, while increasing ply in-plane and bending stiffness as well as resin processing …

In situ thermoset cure sensing: A review of correlation methods

M Hall, X Zeng, T Shelley, P Schubel - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Thermoset polymer composites have increased in use across multiple industries, with recent
applications consisting of high-complexity and large-scale parts. As applications expand, the …

Comparison of different cure monitoring techniques

A Kyriazis, C Pommer, D Lohuis, K Rager, A Dietzel… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The ability to measure the degree of cure of epoxy resins is an important prerequisite for
making manufacturing processes for fibre-reinforced plastics controllable. Since a number of …

Cure kinetics and viscosity modeling for the optimization of cure cycles in a vacuum-bag-only prepreg process

SS Hwang, SY Park, GC Kwon, WJ Choi - The International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
This study focuses on the development of a process-based simulation model coupled with
differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA) …

[HTML][HTML] Thermoplastic prepreg with partially polymerized matrix: Material and process development for efficient part manufacturing

JH Shin, D Kim, T Centea, SR Nutt - Composites Part A: Applied Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Extensive use of thermoplastic composites has been restricted by processing challenges
emerging from high melt viscosities. We demonstrate the feasibility of thermoplastic prepreg …